NORMAL PEOPLE leading man Paul Mescal stars in GOD’S CREATURES, now on Amazon Prime. A mother tells a lie for her beloved son that rips apart their family and close-knit Irish town-ultimately testing her own sense of right and wrong in this tense, atmospheric thriller.
A24 has released the first official trailer for its upcoming psychological thriller GOD’S CREATURES starring Paul Mescal and Emily Watson. The film, which debuted in the Directors’ Fortnight section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, is directed by Saela Davis & Anna Rose Holmer (The Fits). Set in a windswept fishing village, the film follows a mother who is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community in this tense, sweepingly emotional epic. Irish actress Aisling Franciosi also stars.
The actor is at the 75th edition of the prestigious festival to premiere two sweeping dramas in which he has complex leading roles. The first is Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer’s GOD’S CREATURES, a gripping thriller set on the Irish coast following a mysterious man who is accused of a terrible crime that his devoted mother can’t possibly imagine him committing. The second is Charlotte Wells’s delicate, touching AFTERSUN, in which he’s cast as a divorcé on a summer holiday in Turkey with his young daughter. Both films have been met with rave reviews, particularly for Mescal’s measured, nuanced performances.